Wichita eagle., 1887-05-05
THE SECOND DAY
or the State Sunday School Con-
vention Well Attended.
Discussion OfSOme Interesting and Inn.
pOrtant Questions Relating to
Sunday school Work and
Discipline.


Sunday school Work and
Discipline.
The convention opened at $50 a. m, wit
a devotional meeting led by lresiden
Gates. After this the president congratu
lated the audience on the large attendance
The following committees were appointed:
On Business F Drake, Emporia, chair
man, ]. W. Campbell, Topeka, A. H. Lime
rick, Winfield, NJ. L. Carver, Wichita, c
A. Crawford, Englewood.
Nominations-Dr. G. Humble, Wichita
chairman, Pew. j. NJ. Vawter. Winfield,
c. Roger, Abilene, Nelson Case, Oswego
Rev. F. T. Ingalls,, Emporia, II Brown
Beulah, Rev. j. E Pendleton, Topeka.
Resolutions-Rev y. c. Miner, Atchison
chairman, J. r. Silver, Topeka, Rev. J. q
Snyder, Winfield.
The first topic on the program, "The char
acter and limit of profitable convention
work. was opened with an excellent paper b.
Hon. Nelson Case, state secretary. The con
l VcuJlOD sDOuiu 10 hduc ROpui0A sAo POoPA
should take part in it: it should increase th'
attendance of the sunday schools in ths
neighborhood There should be larg;
measure of instruction as to best methods
with little of normal work. A convention
| should ordinarily not be held % as to inter
fers with church meetings. A county coz
vention should be held once a year, lasting
one or more days They are needed in old
as well as new counties
Rev. J. A. Bright-John Ploughman says
eggs are eggs, but some eggs are rotten. So
work is work, but some work Is wrong. Our
work must begin right, 60 on right, and close
no right. Have good executive commit
tee, use printers ink; select proper time and
place for meeting; some how get the people
interested and get them out. In the country
get day schools dismissed for the day. The
farmer may work, but want Of rain may
prevent a crop, Tut there is always rain on
high f,ru
L. 3. SWeet-A convention should be red
prayer meeting for half day to get ready.
Three things to be done: Go gather stats
tics. Get warmed up so you will set tho,e
at home on fire. Have something practical
on the program; some normal work.
Bro. Pu,ney, of Sumner county-In our
convention we just got one hundred and fif-
ty children interested; had thu N each recite
verse.
Bro. Adems, of Topeka, said we should let
the chlldrtn be from 3 years until they are
called home
Prof Kizer, missionary Of the American
Sunday School Union, from Downs-We ap-
point mau in each ,ownshipto do the work.
How shall we get these men to work? We
NUT have personal intercourse with them.
make q personal appeal to them. We want
fervid personal talk. Ittakes tune; we
must give time and money. How shall We en-
huse our township vice-presidents is the
practical problem.
M J. Larkin, Cowley countv-Ws began
W hen our township was new, organized a
school in each district, invited these schools
to come to our conventions and two-thirds of
the people in the township were present.
From that day, II years ago, to this, we have
b I'D our conventions regularly.
Bro. Brown-Get filed with tho power
of the Holy Ghost; call to your assistance
two or three men or women: secure consent
Of parties TO open topics; look for, expect a
blessing.
The next topic, "1he True Source of Pow
er in Sab ath School Work, }" was opened by
Rev. d. G Miner.
The power Of the Holy Ghost-"Tsrry Je
in JeIusa' EN- until ye receive the Holy
Ghost" 1t is applied through the word Of
heart of the pupil. This power is manifested
in the knowledge of the word Of God in the
head ard in the heart The great source of
W eakns SIS in our work is ignorance of the
word of God. We should exslt the thought
OF he PERSONAL character of the worker. In
consistent preachers and teachers arc doing
more to hinder our work than a hundred
Ingersolls. We want interesting teachers
with the faculty of interesting people; teach
ers who put "snuff" il to their teaching. We
" oho fdsAi, uoo iOlSo, DGt q CouSAuu0l
zsal in the work. Eat sleep. live with the
sunday school. We want love for God and
HIS t. uth- and the souls Of men, We want
to apply our christianity to the lives of our
pupils.
Rev. F. 7. Ins ala, Emporia-If we have
power we shall have success, without it we
fail. All our power is from God through
Christ by the Holy Spirit. We may have
all the machinery ard all the activity, but
un less we are connected directly with God
We are Eothing. We get some
power in associations and con-
ventions, but We must also have
a persopsl communion with Christ. We are
So busy with outside activities that we have
no time tor secret, quiet communion with
our Saviour. Constant activity ends in
We, as S s. teachers, fail to
Re allie that We are pastors of our classes and
have a responsibility that reaches over all
their lives and throughout all the work
We have a teacher " no keeps a record Of
these days sends a personal letter to the
scholar. 1t is no wonder that that class
grows constantly. In case of absence or
sickness she always visits. She ia the pastor
of her class.
Rev. Parker, Of Bell P. ain-lye must bs
master of the situation The Holy Ghost
gives US this power. FScs the scholars with
the consciousness that they are sinners, that
there is a divine Savior for them and that